Hay stacker



May 24, 1949. J. c. WEBER 2,471,364

HAY sTAcKER I Filed July 14, 1947 INVENTOR.

JON/1H 6. M55/Q.

A T TOR/VEX Patented May 24, 1949 UNITE DE PAT ENT @FFI HAY STACKER" Jonahi Weber, Lamar; Colo,`

Application July I4", 1947, SerialiNo. 760,739`

3 Claims:` 1a:

This' invention relates' to a stackingf or`v loading machine,I and hasfor its principal object the-provision of anexceedingly'simplemechanism which will elevateaload on'a rake or shovel to-relatively high positions and3 automatically' move the' load forward during the'- raising act sorthat it" may be readilydumped' ontol a stack or intoatruck.

Many'devices have been developed for-swinging a loadI forwardly as it elevates; With such de'- vices, the forward movement of the loadf at'the beginning of theA lift interferes with operationl close to the' side-ofa staclror truck'.

Another object of this invention is to' so corrstruct the device that the-forward movement of themed wilrbe relatively greatertoward' the top ofthe liftthan at the bottom sothatlit will'clear the receivingstack`- or truck.

Other' objects and advantages reside in thedeltail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy; and eiiiciency; These will becomemore apparent from' the'following` description.

In the following detailed description' of'L theinvention, reference is had to the accompanying; drawing which forms a part hereof'. Like' nu= rnerals refertolike parts inall views of the'drawing and' throughout the description.

In the drawing:4

Fig. l is a side' elevation of the improved" stack'- ing'or loading mechanismm'ounted'upcn a portable trailer or truck; 'and Fig. 2 is a topview thereof.

The invention ismore particularlydesigned' for use in stacking hay. It' is; however; not limited" tol this particular'use, forit could beprovided with a shovel' in place of thestackingrake and used for loading any'desired materials, either onto a pile or onto a truclior` vehicle.

As illustrated, the invention is mounted' upon a supportingl chassisy lil carried upon suitable wheels El. It comprises two upright, A-shaped frames arising from the` side members of the chassis lil. Each A-frame consists of a rearwardly inclinedf'ront leg' Iiiand a" forwardly inclined back leg i3. The upper portion ofthe back leg E3 is formed frointwo spaced-apart track members lit; The track members I`4`are in parallel relation and extend iirst' upward in alignment withtrieback leg i3; thence-bend forwardly atl a more. .gradualinclineltbfa connection-with'th'e upper extremity ofthe front-legJ |21 A swinging booml I6- is. hlngedly mounted' on the extremities of a cross shaft I1 mounted on the chassis I0. The boom consists of two Vertical, parallel side members between the upper ex- Cal 2: tremities of' which afsheavefshaft I'Sextends; pair of rak'earms- I9: is mounted-upon'l a hinge shaft 2B upon each of the swingingy booms isi The rake arms l-9 are rigidlyl securedv together in l parallel relation by means of suitablediagonal ably braced5 therefrom means of'angle braces' 25, and form abackftherein.- Y

A flexible cable-2l extends from the' struts 2'4" upwardly and rearwardly over' a cable sheave-Z` on the sheavel sha-ft Ibi, thencevl downwardly to a'v termination on theA crank of a crank shaft 28i which is swingingly mounted' across the booms It', and which maybeH swungbrmeans 0f an operating handle 29'.

The rakeA arms |92 areK 'raised andt lowered by mea-ns of hydraulic4 pl'ungersv 301 which extend' into't hydraulic cylindersSl whichare hingedly mounted on aA cylinder shaft 3-2` extending across the bottom of the chassis frame Il); Theupper eX- tremities of the plungers' 30" are attached to aA roller shaft SS-Which'extends' entirely across both rake arms l9' and terminates in' gfrooved rollers' which travel alongl the track members I4.

Hydraulic pressure' for operating theplungers 3b* can be supplied throughsuitableconduits 3'5" from any suitable source: The chassis' Ill canbe" providedwith poweror canbeattachedto a trailer` ortruck by means of asuitable draw bar connection S6.

Iii-use, the chassis lll" is forcediforwardly to force the-rake or shovel-2:3lben'eatlr the. loadtobe lifted. Pressure-is" then applied t0' the-hydraulic cylinders 3l', causing-them toA elevatethe roller shaft- 335 This causes' the" rollers' 3d" to travel.' upward along thetrack members lili first with a gradual forward' movement, and thence with a more rapid forward movement as the'more gradual incline of' the tracksis encountered.

This forward'm'ovement ofthe roller shaft' 33 causes the swinging boomsto move forwardly as shown in brokenlne in'Fi'g. 1; resultingin elevating the rake 23" about tlie hinge shafts 2U', and` in swinging the rake 23 forwardly about the cross shaft l'l. The extreme upward angle of the rake r arms I9 is indicated by line A-A, in Fig. 1 and 3S the extreme downward position is indicated by the line B-B, therein.

It is preferred to have the projecting portions 2l of the booms I5 substantially equal in length to the length of the struts 24, and the length of the cable 26 is such that the struts 24 are substantially parallel to the portions 2i when the rake is in the position B-B. This parallel relation is substantially maintained throughout the full elevation of the rake 23 so that the rake maintains its level position to the height of the full lift.

The load is dumped by swinging the operating lever 29 forwardly to bring the crank 28 past its dead center position so that it may snap upwardly to allow the cables 26 to move forwardly so as to lower the front of the rake and allow the load to slide therefrom.

The two principal advantages obtained by this improved construction are the upward and automatic forward movement of the rake and the maintaining of the rake substantially level throughout its lift.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

-1. A stacker and loader comprising: a wheeled frame; A-shaped frame rising vertically from each side of said wheeled frame; a front leg in each A-frame; a back leg in each A-frame; a parallel track member forming the upper extremity of each back leg; a pair of swinging booms hingedly mounted on said wheeled frame rearwardly of said A-frames and extending upwardly; rake arms hingedly mounted at their rearward extremities on said swinging booms and extending normally forward and downward therefrom; a rake device carried on the forward extremities of said rake arms; rollers carried by said rake arms intermediate their extremites and traveling in said track members; means for raising and lowering said rake arms; rigid projecting portions on said swinging booms extending above the hinge mountings of said rake arms; a cable sheave carried at the upper extremities of said projecting portions; a strut extending upwardly from said i rake member, said strut being substantially equal in length to said projecting portions; a fiexible member extending from the upper extremity of said strut over said cablesheave; and releasable means atta-ching the rearward extremities of said exible cables to said swinging boom.

2. A hay stacker and loader comprising: a wheeled chassis; a front leg member secured to each side of said chassis adjacent the front thereof and extending upwardly and rearwardly; a back leg member secured to each side of said chassis adjacent the rear thereof and extending upwardly and forwardly; two parallel, spacedapart track members secured to the upper extremity of each back leg member` and extending first upward in alignment with said back leg members, thence being bent forwardly at a more gradual incline to a connection with one of said front leg members; a laterally extending cross shaft supported by said chassis, rearwardly ad jacent said back leg members; two side boom members mounted on said shaft and extending upwardly therefrom in parallel relation; a horizontal sheave shaft extending between the upper extremities of said side boom members; a hinge shaft extending between said side boom members below the upper extremities thereof; a pair of parallel rake arms hingedly mounted on said hinge shaft at their rear extremities and extending forwardly therefrom between said legs; a horizontal rake shaft connecting the forward extremities of said rake arms; a tilting rake mounted on said rake shaft; a roller shaft mounted on and extending across and beyond both rake arms between the track members at each side thereof; a roller on each extremity of said roller shaft positioned between the track members at that extremity; and means for raising and lowering said roller shaft to cause said rake arms to swing simultaneously upwardly and forwardly under the influence of the engagement of said rollers with said inclined track members.

3. A hay stacker and loader comprising: a wheeled chassis; a front leg member secured to each side of said chassis adjacent the front thereof and extending upwardly and rearwardly; a back leg member secured to each side of said chassis adjacent the rear thereof and extending upwardly and forwardly; two parallel, spacedapart track members secured to the upper extremity of each back leg member and extending first upward in alignment with said back leg members; thence being bent forwardly at a more gradual incline to a connection with one of said front leg members; a laterally extending cross shaft supported by said chassis, rearwardly adjacent said back leg members; two side boom members mounted on said shaft and extending upwardly therefrom in parallel relation; a horizontal sheave shaft extending between the upper extremities of said side boom members; a hinge shaft extending between said side boom members below the upper extremities thereof; a pair of parallel rake arms hingedly mounted on said hinge shaft at their rear extremities and extending forwardly therefrom between said legs; a

t horizontal. rake shaft connecting the forward extremities of said rake arms; a tilting rake mounted on said rake shaft; a roller shaft mounted on and extending across and beyond both rake arms between the track members at each side thereof; a roller on each extremity of said roller shaft positioned between the track members at that extremity; a cylinder shaft eX- tending across said chassis below said roller shaft and adjacent said back leg members; hydraulic cylinders tiltably mounted on said cylinder shaft; and hydraulic plungers extending from said cylinders to said roller shaft for lifting the latter to cause said rollers to travel along said track members to project said rake upwardly and forwardly.

JONAH C. WEBER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,190,061 Fisher et al Feb. 13, 1940 2,317,075 McFarland Apr. 20, 1943 2,345,620 Mork Apr. 4, 1944 2,391,538 Armstrong Dec. 25, 1945 

